ENGILD

gild, begild, engild

(verb) decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

engild (third-person singular simple present engilds, present participle engilding, simple past and past participle engilded)

(transitive) To gild; to make splendid.

Anagrams

• Dingle, dingle, elding, gilden, ingled

Source: Wiktionary


En*gild", v. t.

Definition: To gild; to make splendent. Fair Helena, who most engilds the night. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

22 January 2025

MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.

coffee icon